The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-06-18
THE LOUISIANA PRESS.
A NUMBER OF NEW EzEaI-
EsERs Admitted.


Bentley, Mrs. EET3denbrund,
3Er. ElafinrEs1e, .HuiEe anys
nss-e and N8R5Sr HSurIxe.
The seventh annual assembly Of the Loui-
slana Press Convention met last Tuesday. In
this city, at Williams Opera House, with a
larger number of editors present than ever
before IN the history Of the Association. The
President, Gen Leon Justrsmski, OF the
Capiio1ian-A dUooate. in the chair. The secre-
tary, Mr.. w. II. Gayle, OF the Monroe B,iEletia,
being ahsent, Mr. G. II. Trousdaln, Of the
rOuaeIita Telegraph, was appointed secretary
pro tea
There being q number Of persons present
seeking membership in the association, the
President announced that motion 10 sus-
pend the rnies would be In order SO that
they might be elected. Thereupon j. W.
Bryan made the motion, which was carried
and the applications, on motion of Major
e. a. Burke, were submitted to the exseu-
tive committee--Messrs. =. w. Bryan, w. B.
Bailey and John Mccormick
The executive committee reported the fol
lowing approved, which were elected: j. r.
Jolly, st. Mary Regiao; r. b. Mathews, New
Orleans Rcaylue; A. B. Hundley, Caldwell
Wdte1nsaa; I. Jones Gross, Baton Rouge
Truth; D. @. HollaudeT, City Rem; L. C.
Drew, jackson Times; Lawrence H. Pugh,
Pioneer Of Assumption. Leon Sugar, BastroP,
La; VIM. T, Gray, 4dsosisiOa Democrat; Miss
Nellie McGrath, Baton Rouge Tfssth' j. Gen
ID, Pioneer Of Assumption; Oscar P. 0gilvle,
Shreveport Journal; J. Z. Hewitt, DeSoto
Democrat; w. G. Chevis, Acadia Seatiael; II.
Bodemuller, Rayne Signal: w. W. Dusou,
Rayne Sod; DR.. c. A. AcGOwan, Ieebe
Plot E. t. Boyle, Webster Monitor; Mrs. C.
Fl. Trousdale ouachita Telegraph. Hugh
Watson, Trinity Herald; Mrs. Julia Rule,
Shreveport Times; Carlos Greig, st. Martin
IopeiLle; w. w. McClanahan, american, Lake
Charles.
Thad Mayo, Esq, was introduced and well
coined the association in few appropriate
remarks, after which the Rev loci 7. Dawes
opened the meeting with an eloquent prayer.
Mayor Adolph Meyer was then introduced
and in short and well chosen speech hand
somely rendered the freedom of the city to
the visiting editors.
Judge G. A FouTnet also welcomed the
convention. He emphasized the benefits
of the late Interstate Convention upon Lake
Charles, and paid a glowing tribute to the
power Of the press.
1.-THE following Convention notes were
taken from the Times Democrat
Gen. Jastremski replied on behalf of the
convention. He paid graceful tribute to
the hospitality Of the people Of Lake Charles,
abiding to his experience of it at the late
Interstate Convention held here. He then
passed TO an elaborate history Of the rise and
progress of the Press Association, sketching
its struggles In paueity Of numbers and IN
promising developments. The association
had now grown to the very respectable mem
bership of sixty, which assured its perma-
nency and broad influence. A great want
among both the press and people has been
unity. Louisiana has long suffered from this
need. He advocated the sinking OF rivalrias
and petty iealousies.
The press OF Louisiana is exerting great
influence in securing cooperation in public
affairs. Its influence will be very marked
'>0-' ''l,l - nv" 0elIo'1'' iol'' AHe
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This stoto tbe inorooso ,,t tboso ala ,,o+
dwarf old ones, but assisted them. He said
| Calcasieu river seemed destined to play a
great part In the development of this conn
try. and Lake Charles ought to be n great
| seanort Tho nross NJ tbis st.+o o,,,rb+ 10
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| urge upon bhe general government 10 extend
aid to this river, and that all the Senators
and Ranrespntatives of this ooy.rrr,.D+
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eHVuiu DC AhelIeu " "CIioh III thlS pehall
| IGreat applause. He hoped when the next
| convention met at Lake Charles To see LARGE
| .-.I.,t.-
ShlpS looul'iS Aliu uiseLia'glli al heF "harVes.
The next feature of the program, THE
| History of the Press in Louisiana from the
Fortias IN tbo proao,,t IT, >, ,,-au -
D, ''0o ~ '"e '0'eH' Ilnle' was uropPeu'
owing TO the sickness OF Col A. Il. Mitchell,
of Lake Charles, who was to have been the
sneakar irTba Couptr- Fdttor >, Ia, NJ,
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Den'ieJ' Vi the Dohalu5ohNi4ie Cf''G, was
read by Mr.. Bentley, her husband. This pa
per was too rich In mar Inv any ottampt a,
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s','''-E I'oiil ~ II ,' soneHn'ns vn"' wa
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THE NEWSPAPER MAN"
bv Mrs Ava Uildephrand of 40 C,r.tr,
3 -, "a VIC 'e'''
oO". ", WAS VAie HsA1 bopic' She eonfaste
the knight Of old with him to-day. She dre'
4 a glowing picture Of the ideal newspape
e man, and called him n Journalistic taiio,
. who relies on the paste-pot and scissors
truly great newspaper man is as much n b1'
Wark of liberty as Magma Cbarta or the W.
Of habeas corpus. This was a trenehant n
4 per. beautifully pbrased. ana yery lofty 1
/ tone. II was not without some halpy strole
of humor, too. She characterized the az
ferent offices in the newspaper ecopom,
O and made the city reporter and Correspond
emit feel very small In comparison with ii
o mighty editor, country or city. Her enune
!, alton was very distinct.
q Next followed s1The Duties and Abuses
"A journalism by A. ]. Lafargue, OF ii
Marksville BQlIetiR. This was ringing an
u epigrSmmatic paper full Of antitheses, al
delivered With considerable action An
V warmth. Its teaching would certainly exa
y anu aiI4lost perfect journalism. II displays